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Te hono mamao ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing remotely Read about attending a court hearing remotely.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Me kī i whakaaroarohia te kuhunga ki te whenua Māori i te tukutanga o te taitara o te whenua i te tuatahi, ā, i te nuinga o te wā: ka hangaia he ara hei kuhunga ki te whenua i reira tētahi ara tūmatanui, tūmataiti rānei i mua mō te whenua, tērā rānei i whakaurua pea he ara kuhu ki te whenua i mua, e whiti ana i te whenua o te kiritata.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Request a rehearing in Pātaka Whenua Download the application form Te pīra i tētahi whakatau (utu tāpae $399) Appeal a decision (filing fee $399) If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

On this page Dispute resolution service The mediation process What if a resolution is not reached? Ko te whakapapa te ara ki o mātua tupuna It is your connections to each other that keep you connected to your ancestors Dispute resolution service Our dispute resolution service is a free, voluntary, tikanga-based process where parties can resolve disputes related to Māori land confidentially, outside of a court setting.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

Located in:  Contact us

Ko te kaupapa o te kaitiaki whenua mō te katoa me te oranga o te whenua, te whānau me te whakapapa.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

Apply online Download the application form Download the trustee consent form Te whakawātea i tētahi kaitiaki (utu tāpae $68) Remove a trustee (filing fee $68) Trustees can be removed for a variety of reasons.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Use of te reo Māori is encouraged, and you are welcome to use a mixture of te reo Māori and English if you wish to.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

20 July 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te kopounga o Te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o Te Kooti Whenua Māori E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te putanga mai o te pānui a te Minita Kairīwhi o Te Puni Kōkiri, a te Hōnore Nanaia Mahuta, mō te kopounga o Kaiwhakawā Caren Fox hei Kaiwhakawā Matua mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Kaiwhakawa-Matua-o-Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-FINAL.pdf (395 kb)

Bush, Deborah Bush Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust and orders to replace trustees heard at 286 Waikato Maniapoto MB 6- 27 on 16/10/2025 and made at a further hearing on 3/12/2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondent: Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust) 33 AP-20260000001801 45/93 Pauline Philomena Hokianga CJ 2026/11 - He tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua ki te whakahou, whakakore rānei i tētahi ōta o te kooti CJ 2026/11...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-2026-03-23.pdf (666 kb)